Monday 2 March 1903

It was Monday, under the sign of Pisces. The US president was Theodore Roosevelt (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include William Haade and Hans L'Orange.
while The Virginian by Owen Wister was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened that day: find out below..

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Books

The epic novel of the American West and the heroic cowboyOwen Wister's powerful story of the tall, silent stranger who rides into the uncivilized West and defeats the forces of evil has become an enduring part of American mythology.

Excerpt from The Novels, Stories, Sketches, and Poems of Thomas Nelson Page, Vol. 2: Gordon Keith Prosperity is like the tide. It comes, each wave higher and higher, until it almost appears that it will never end, and then suddenly ...